Ryan Coogler is back, having solidified his title of heavy weight champ. Out of Russia appears a challenger, the son of Drago (the Russian villain in “Rocky IV” played again here by Dolph Lundgren). Of course, Stallone is back to continually dispense wisdom and inspiration. The plot follows the same structure as always: intimate personal moments, dramatic encounters, training montage, big fight…repeat. The cast does fine, but this sequel doesn’t possess the emotional power of the first (and believe me, it tries). The staging of the fights isn’t remotely original and the script is highly predictable. Not much here unless you just wanna follow the legend’s predictable progress.

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